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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 14, 2015 6:30 o'clock p.m. 13. ##15-3774 MICHAEL STEADMAN OBIO ] RWIN ACOBS,1700 SHORELINE DRIVE PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL — RESOLUTION NO. 6569 (continued) Matt Mithun, 1160 Heritage Lane, stated with the right turn only sign, it should perhaps say all construction vehicles rather than simply contractors. Mithun indicated he had a conversation today with Mr. Gaffron and Mr. Steadman about the hours and that all along they have talked about Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:00 for the road construction. In addition, in the email today they were talking about when the houses were built that it would remain Monday through Friday. Mithun stated he would like to note again for the record that the majority of the neighborhood has never opposed the development. At the last meeting there was a misconstruction of the residents' message to imply that there is opposition to the development, which has never been the case. Mithun stated the residents would like to see the contractors get the work but that it should be done in a fair and reasonable way. Mithun stated as it relates to fairness, this project is going to make a mess of the neighborhood and that there are 17 kids in the neighborhood and 40 individuals who will be impacted for a number of years. Mithun stated it would be one thing if there was no place for an alternative road but that there is a very viable access that the City should have done more work in reviewing. Mithun stated in his view the City will not get sued over the alternative access and that it is a little disheartening that the Council is considering scaling back some of the restrictions. Walsh stated he remembers the homeowner association's president saying every time that the residents are not opposed to the development. Mithun stated it is not a matter of whether they can legally bring it through Heritage Lane but whether they should. Printup stated he has two modest sized houses on each end of his street under construction and that there are trucks early in the morning and cleanup. Printup stated the City should perhaps put some street cleaning conditions on. Levang noted there will be street cleaning every day. Gaffron stated there is language in the resolution requiring street cleaning every day. Len Dayton, 1980 Heritage Drive, stated he appreciates how much effort the Council Members have put into leading the City and that it is, for the most part, a volunteer position. Dayton stated he saw a copy of a letter from Mr. Beam of Bolton &Menk addressed to Mr. Gaffron dated October 22, which is quite a lengthy letter. The letter starts out saying, as requested, we have completed an engineering review of the documents submitted for the above -referenced project. We offer the following comments for your consideration. Dayton stated he wants to be certain that the comments that were made in that letter have been or will be, prior to final plat approval, addressed by Staff and presented to Council so they have an understanding of what the issues are. Page 27 of 44